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June 14, 2013 9:50 PM

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 14: Staff Sgt. John Parks of the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps watches the U.S. Army 238th Birthday Celebration in Manhattan's Bryant Park on June 14, 2013 in New York City. The event featured performances by the U.S. Military Academy Band and 'Hellcats', The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, the U.S. Army Drill Team and The U.S. Army Soldiers Show. The Continental Army, forerunner of the current United States Army, was created on June 14, 1775 during the American Revolution. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) less

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 14: Staff Sgt. John Parks of the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps watches the U.S. Army 238th Birthday Celebration in Manhattan's Bryant Park on June 14, 2013 in New York ... more

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Chris Aanrud of Eugene snaps photos during a walk through the Owen Rose Garden Friday, June 14, 2013 in Eugene, Ore. After recent rains, Aanrud said the return of the sun was her primary motivation to get out and enjoy the day. (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Brian Davies) less

Chris Aanrud of Eugene snaps photos during a walk through the Owen Rose Garden Friday, June 14, 2013 in Eugene, Ore. After recent rains, Aanrud said the return of the sun was her primary motivation to get out ... more

Photo: Brian Davies, Associated Press

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 14: Union workers picket on the Las Vegas Strip outside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on June 14, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The demonstration is in response to stalled negotiations with the hotel-casino, where 2,000 members of the Culinary Workers Union have been without a contract for more than two years. The Culinary, which represents 55,000 workers, is also in negotiations with MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) less

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 14: Union workers picket on the Las Vegas Strip outside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on June 14, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The demonstration is in response to stalled negotiations with ... more

Shane Jenkins of AV Watersports stands on a Fly Board as he gains altitude during a demonstration of the contraption, which uses water pressurized by a personal watercraft's water pump to lift the operator out of the water on Thursday, June 13, 2013, on Long Lake in Nine Mile Falls, Wash. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Tyler Tjomsland) less

Shane Jenkins of AV Watersports stands on a Fly Board as he gains altitude during a demonstration of the contraption, which uses water pressurized by a personal watercraft's water pump to lift the operator out ... more

Photo: Tyler Tjomsland, Associated Press

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Navy airman Nathan McCutcheon, right, of Burton, Ala., and PS1 James Choyce, of Perkiomenville, Penn., lower a flag aboard the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston, Friday, June 14, 2013. The Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) less

Navy airman Nathan McCutcheon, right, of Burton, Ala., and PS1 James Choyce, of Perkiomenville, Penn., lower a flag aboard the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston, Friday, June 14, 2013. The Constitution is the ... more

Coast Guard patrol in the area of the dock collapse at Shuckers restaurant in North Bay Village, Florida, on Friday, June 14, 2013, a day after the incident. (Walter Michot/Miami Herald/MCT)

Coast Guard patrol in the area of the dock collapse at Shuckers restaurant in North Bay Village, Florida, on Friday, June 14, 2013, a day after the incident. (Walter Michot/Miami Herald/MCT)

Photo: Walter Michot, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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Passing motorist Charles Jenkins, right, helps Lynchburg firefighters move branches of a tree that was blown over during the storm, blocking the southbound lanes of U.S. 501 through Lynchburg, Va. Thursday, June 13, 2013. About 140,000 homes and businesses remain without power in Virginia after a powerful storm pummeled the state. (AP Photo/The News & Advance, Parker Michels-Boyce) less

Passing motorist Charles Jenkins, right, helps Lynchburg firefighters move branches of a tree that was blown over during the storm, blocking the southbound lanes of U.S. 501 through Lynchburg, Va. Thursday, ... more

Carlee Soto, front, and Jillian Soto, sisters of slain teacher Victoria Soto, embrace during a ceremony on the six-month anniversary honoring the 20 children and six adults gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Conn., Friday, June 14, 2013. Newtown held a moment of silence Friday for the victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School at a remembrance event that doubled as a call to action on gun control, with the reading of names of thousands of victims of gun violence. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) less

Carlee Soto, front, and Jillian Soto, sisters of slain teacher Victoria Soto, embrace during a ceremony on the six-month anniversary honoring the 20 children and six adults gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary ... more